Cabometyx Is Expected to Witness a Robust Revenue Rise in 2018

In the first quarter, Exelixis’s (EXEL) Cabometyx witnessed more than a 20% sequential rise in prescription volume driven by both new patient starts and a robust rise in the total number of patients on the therapy. According to a report, ~295,000 people across the world are diagnosed with kidney cancer every year, while 134,000 kidney cancer patients die every year. According to the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts & Figures 2018, the annual incidence of kidney cancer in the United States is ~65,000, while the annual death toll of the disease is 15,000. Another report estimates that almost 70%–75% of renal cell cancer (or RCC) patients suffer from clear cell RCC.